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Sunday, January 15th, 2012
January 2012 Share Worried by silent exodus of Northerners from Southern Nigeria, the Federal Government has directed security agencies to organise inter-ethnic and religious dialogue across the Southern states with a view to building confidence among indigenes, settlers and faithful of the various religions. Sunday Tribune reliably gathered that security reports on the exodus […]
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Saturday, January 14th, 2012
Olaleye Despite the outrage over the January 1 removal of fuel subsidy and attempts by labour and civil society groups to court governors to back the protests, reasons emerged at the weekend why governors of the 36 governors of the federation will support the controversial policy. According to sources, notwithstanding the feeble attempts by Action […]
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Saturday, January 14th, 2012
By Akogun and Onwuka Nzeshi Fire Saturday gutted the National Assembly Complex, razing part of the office of the clerk of the assembly. An eyewitness said the fire began from an air conditioner in one of the rooms above the Senate chamber following a power surge in the expansive building. Security men on guard duty […]
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Saturday, January 14th, 2012
By Chuks Okocha and Seriki Adinoyi Irked by the increasing security challenges in the country, some South-south elders and leaders yesterday rose from an emergency meeting with a warning that dire consequences and a possible break up of Nigeria were in view, following the continued killing of southerners in the north by members of Boko […]
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Saturday, January 14th, 2012
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Prof. Tam David-West has cautioned the Ijaw against giving ethnic coloration to the fuel subsidy removal crisis. He told The Guardian in Port Harcourt yesterday that it was wrong for some Ijaw leaders and persons from the Niger Delta to conclude that resistance against fuel subsidy removal was aimed at frustrating and […]
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Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Talks to resolve the ongoing fuel subsidy crisis ended in a deadlock on Thursday as the organised Labour insisted that the government should return the pump price of petrol to N65 per litre. The talks between a government team of ministers and governors, and officials of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and representatives […]
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Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA—With just over a week to Adamawa State governor-ship election, Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, has raised alarm over attempts to assassi-nate its flag bearer, Gene-ral Mohamed Marwa (rtd.), his running mate, Chief John Manasah, Senator Jubril Aminu, Boni Haruna and Mr. Nuhu Ribadu. In a statement by Chief Manasah, Director-General of Marwa […]
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Thursday, January 12th, 2012
, 2012 • Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section The Elders and Leaders of the South-East and the South-South have warned against any undemocratic attempt to overthrow the government of President Goodluck Jonathan in the wake of the sustained nation-wide strike over the removal of fuel subsidy. The group alleged that the […]
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Thursday, January 12th, 2012
FOLLOWING the on-going nationwide strike, some foreign airlines may have suspended operations in the country pending when the crisis is resolved. Already, KLM Airlines said it had stopped operations to Nigeria because it could no longer guarantee the safety of its crew and equipment. Spokesman for Air France-KLM, Mrs. Funmi Ojesina in a chat with […]
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Thursday, January 12th, 2012
January 12, 2012 by Olalekan Adetayo and Josiah Oluwole, Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan has begun a meeting with the Senate President, David Mark; and some governors on the demand of the Labour movement and civil society for the restoration of fuel subsidy and the reversion of the pump price from N141 to N65. The meeting […]